Example Sentences

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Jumping straight into a list of major to-dos would leave little time for ideas to germinate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

“So meta. And it was just as addictive as a romance. I ignored so many to-dos whilst listening. Luckily, it only took me two days to finish!”

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2022

Image: Apple I use two apps to keep track of my to-dos: Apple’s Reminders app for personal tasks and TickTick for work tasks.

From The Verge • Aug. 3, 2022

There’s something invigorating about tackling your to-dos among walls of ferns or billowing bougainvilleas.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2022

When they had big to-dos old master sent mama over there.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 5 by Work Projects Administration